Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 14, 2023
Submitted
June 16, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02415
Aircraft time
67,960 hours, 24,770 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLT#1936, STI-JFK. 'IN DESCENT AND APPROACH BELOW 10000, WE NOTICED A MUSTY SMELL LIKE CRAYONS. IN THE FLIGHT DECK. ODOR WAS ONLY APPARENT IN THE FLIGHT DECK. PER FCOM VOL1, WE SHUT THE CROSSBREED VALVE AND TURNED PACL 1 OFF. THE ODOR DISSIPATED QUICKLY. THE SMELL WAS PERSISTENT UNTIL WE ISOLATED PACK 1; SUSPECTED CONTAMINATION FROM APU. DEFER APU, REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRT FILTERS AS PER AMM 21-21-41. COMPLIED WITH INFO NOTICE A320/A321 CEO AND NEO TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A (2017-T015J) PERFORM LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION CHECK AS PER REF NOTICE. A/C OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.'

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